A brush motor including a rotor having a core with a winding wound thereon and a commutator electrically connected to the winding, a brush configured to contact the commutator to cause a current to be supplied to the rotor, and a movable permanent magnet arranged to oppose the core with a gap therebetween and to be movable in a circumferential direction of the rotor within an angle range. The angle range includes a retarded angle position and an advanced angle position, in which the movable permanent magnet is displaced respectively in a retarded angle direction and an advanced angle direction relative to the brush, to thereby respectively cause a first torque and a second torque higher than the first torque. The movable permanent magnet is movable in the retarded or advanced angle direction within the angle range at least within a period in which a current is supplied to the rotor.